The former provost of the Naval Postgraduate School ousted in November has broken his silence, saying he disagrees with much of the report that cost him his post.

In a two-page letter addressed to several media outlets, Leonard Ferrari said he was proud of his work at the school.

Ferrari was removed from his position in November after a report from the naval inspector general accused the Monterey school of not adhering to Navy and federal rules.

"Every Navy command and institution is expected to adhere to proper standards of management and I believe we made every attempt to remain in compliance," he wrote, "even when the issues facing us were surrounded by complex legislation and (Department of Defense) regulations that apparently were not fully understood by our NPS financial and legal subject matter experts."

He said the school's relationship with its foundation — also criticized by the report — had been "vetted and approved at the highest levels" of the Department of Defense and Navy.

He claimed that "literally hundreds" of visits to his office by Navy and defense officials ended with a positive review of the school's teaching and research programs.

Ferrari said that "while it would be possible to continue to debate issues" from the report, he preferred to move on with his new assignment.

The former provost will start in July at the Office of Naval Research Global in London, Navy spokesman Peter Vietti said.

He will earn a base pay of $155,000 a year — about $41,800 less than what he made at NPS.

Former President Dan Oliver, also ousted in the same report, said in December he was proud of his work as president.

Ferrari said he was looking forward to work at the London office because he believes national and global security are based on "international cooperation, innovative research and transformative education" worldwide.

"We need programs that cooperatively develop sustainable energy, food production and national economies ... a theme I was developing as Provost of the Naval Postgraduate School," he wrote.